popsci.com on Hacker News

Jimothy the raccoon has a rare spinal condition. Here's what that means(popsci.com)

114 points by speckx 3 months ago | 56 comments

1k-year-old dingo bones show that it was injured, cared for, and ritually buried(popsci.com)

26 points by gmays 5 months ago | 1 comments

'Pokémon Go' players unknowingly trained delivery robots with 30B images(popsci.com)

127 points by wslh 7 months ago | 69 comments

The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks(popsci.com)

73 points by Brajeshwar 8 months ago | 14 comments

Man accidentally gains control of 7k robot vacuums(popsci.com)

377 points by Brajeshwar 8 months ago | 203 comments

Popular Science article about a man who accidentally gained control of about 7,000 DJI Romo robot vacuums while trying to steer his own with a gaming controller.

Glow-in-the-dark succulents are here(popsci.com)

4 points by geox 1 year ago | 0 comments

X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls(popsci.com)

158 points by Hooke 1 year ago | 59 comments

Robot scans rare library books at 2.5k pages per hour(popsci.com)

12 points by bookofjoe 1 year ago | 4 comments

Texas brothers buy abandoned Boeing 727 for $10k(popsci.com)

11 points by underthenettle 1 year ago | 0 comments

What would happen if you tried to land on a gas giant?(popsci.com)

41 points by Bluestein 1 year ago | 16 comments

That 'unsubscribe' button may be a scam(popsci.com)

23 points by geox 1 year ago | 34 comments

UK police seize Cybertruck because it's illegal there(popsci.com)

6 points by impish9208 1 year ago | 0 comments

Ham radio enthusiasts who help keep the NYC Marathon running smoothly(popsci.com)

40 points by wglb 2 years ago | 6 comments

Neanderthals' social isolation may have sped up their extinction(popsci.com)

9 points by geox 2 years ago | 2 comments

Freetube is the best way to watch YouTube(popsci.com)

71 points by geox 2 years ago | 69 comments

Rivian reduced electrical wiring by 1.6 miles and 44 pounds(popsci.com)

114 points by addaon 2 years ago | 46 comments

A hydrogen-powered air taxi flew 523 miles emitting only water vapor(popsci.com)

36 points by geox 2 years ago | 31 comments

Why blue animals are so rare(popsci.com)

73 points by qiakai 2 years ago | 55 comments

New material looks like frosted glass but lets in more light than a window(popsci.com)

41 points by raybb 2 years ago | 22 comments

The quest to craft the perfect artificial eye through the ages(popsci.com)

28 points by chat 2 years ago | 1 comments

85% of Neuralink implant wires are already detached, says patient(popsci.com)

31 points by jrflowers 2 years ago | 20 comments

Neural network trained on 'Friends' can detect sarcasm 75% of the time(popsci.com)

15 points by geox 2 years ago | 2 comments

A Woman Sees 100 Times More Colors Than the Average Person (2014)(popsci.com)

3 points by paulpauper 2 years ago | 0 comments

Porn restrictions are leading to a VPN boom(popsci.com)

153 points by geox 2 years ago | 176 comments

The language you speak changes your perception of time(popsci.com)

69 points by vinnyglennon 2 years ago | 44 comments

Researchers propose fourth traffic signal light for self-driving car future(popsci.com)

13 points by cpeterso 2 years ago | 21 comments

The insides of pro bowling balls (2020)(popsci.com)

22 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 14 comments

Air Force funds ‘blended wing body’ design for long-range, fuel-efficient flight(popsci.com)

56 points by webmaven 3 years ago | 54 comments

Texas could get a bullet train between Houston and Dallas(popsci.com)

30 points by elorant 3 years ago | 33 comments

Raytheon asks retirees for help making new Stinger anti-air missiles(popsci.com)

54 points by blinding-streak 3 years ago | 53 comments

Electric cars are better for the environment, no matter the power source(popsci.com)

25 points by jahnu 3 years ago | 40 comments

Workers rely on medieval era tech to reconstruct the Notre Dame(popsci.com)

100 points by berkeleyjunk 3 years ago | 88 comments

For the first time, renewable energy generation beat out coal in the US(popsci.com)

286 points by doener 3 years ago | 242 comments